Hornady Lock-N-Load Ammo Plant - Manual (Page 47)

Setup / Changeover of the Lock-N-Load ® Pistol Bullet Feeder
The Hornady® Lock-N-Load ® Pistol Bullet Feeder is capable of feeding most pistol bullets. When changing bullet caliber, type, or brand,
the following components on the Bullet Feeder may need to be changed or verified. Hopper Plate Height.
• Bottom Wiper Location
• Top Wiper Location
• Drop Tube Funnel
• Drop Tube
• Bullet Feeder Dies
Hopper Plate Height
Loosen ¼-20 Thumb Screw and the Lock Nut on the
Adjustment Screw.
Raise the Bullet Guide Plate by turning the Adjustment Screw
clockwise.
Raise the Bullet Guide Plate above the bottom of the slots on
the Bullet Feed Wheel Pistol far enough to hold a bullet base
first against the Bullet Feed Wheel Pistol.
Place two bullets onto the Bullet Feed Wheel, one with the
nose toward the center, and the other with the base toward
the center. Rotate the Adjustment Screw to adjust the Bullet
Guide Plate either up or down to get a the nose down bullet to
fall off the plate, yet keep the base down bullet on the Bullet
Guide Plate.
Once the Bullet Guide Plate position is acceptable, tighten
the Lock Nut and then the ¼-20 Thumb Screw.
Adjusting the Bottom Wiper
The bottom wiper is used to remove the top bullet when two
bullets are double-stacked on the Feed Wheel Plate.
To adjust the spring location, loosen the two Wing Nuts and
slide the assembly in or out. The spring should be located so
the top bullet is knocked off the bottom bullet as the Bullet
Feed Wheel turns. Tighten down the two wing nuts and the
thumb screw.
Loosen the thumb screw and move the spring so that it just
clears the Bullet Feed Wheel. The spring should not contact
the Feed Wheel Plate during normal operation.
With a little trial and error, the spring should be adjusted
so that it knocks off the top bullet without disturbing the
bottom bullet.
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Adjustment Screw
Lock Nut
Wing Nut
Thumb Screw
Thumb Screw
Bullet Feed Wheel
Wing Nut
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